to pay attention
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to concentrate or focus on a particular task or subject
Collocation
例
Please pay attention during the lecture to understand the material.
to pay attention to somebody or something
01
to carefully watch, consider, or listen to someone or something
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Collocation例
Please pay attention to the safety instructions before we begin.
